Karma (Tarkan album)
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| Studio album by Tarkan | ||
| Released | 28 August 2001 | |
| Recorded | Recorded at Cutting Room (New York), Erekli Tunç (Istanbul), Etap (Cairo), Imaj (Istanbul), Miraval (Leval, France), Pacifique (Los Angeles) studios | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 46:83 | |
| Label | Istanbul Plak | |
| Producer(s) | Tarkan and Ozan Çolakoğlu | |
| Tarkan chronology | ||
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| Tarkan (1999) | Karma (2001) | Dudu (2003)
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Karma is Tarkan's 2001 studio album. His fifth music project and his fourth original release, this album moved away from pop to worldbeat melodies fused with electronica sounds and became the all time sixth best selling album in Turkey.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- Karma, 2001[1]
- "Ask" (Love) – 4:22
- "Ay" (Oh) – 4:20
- "Kuzu Kuzu" (Like A Lamb) – 3:53
- "Gitti Gideli" (Since She Left) – 4:42
- "Uzak" (Far Away) – 4:46
- "Yandim" (I'm Done For) – 3:12
- "O'na Sor" (Ask Her) – 3:23
- "Hüp" (Whoop) – 3:39
- "Sen Başkasin" (You're Something Else) – 4:16
- "Taş" (Stone) – 4:24
- "Her Nerdeysen" (Wherever You Are) – 3:30
- "Verme" (Don't Give) – 4:56
[edit] Album Credits
- Personnel Crew:
- Engineering: Ken Deranteriasian, Serkan Kula, Frederic Blanc Garin, Frank Redlich, Matthew Murat Erdem
- Mixing: Brad Gilderman, Devrim Karaoglu, Kivanch K, Murat Matthew Erdem, Ozan Çolakoglu, Ulaş Agce
- Assistant Mixers: Chandler Bridges, Deshaun Washington, Michael Huff, Myriam Correge, Keith Armstrong
- Mastering: Murat Matthew Erdem, Ulas Agce
- CD Publishing: Odeon A.S
- Concept & Photography: Sevil Sert
- Marbleization Artist: Hikmet Barutçugil
- Graphic Design & Planning: Stars Reklam Hizmetleri A.S
- Publishing: Onur Ofset
- Public Relations: HITT Production
[edit] Guest Musicians
- Background Vocals:
- Berna Keser
- Cihan Okan
- Deniz Seki
- Murat Matthew Erdem
- Özkan Ugur
- Özlem Tekin
- Instruments:
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) - Bilgehan Tuncer
- Guitar - Annas, Erdem Sökmen, Erdinç Senyaylar
- 12 String Guitar, Laud - Jean Louis Solon
- Baglama - Ahmet Koç, Çetin Akdeniz
- Bass - Avo Harutunian, Ismail Soyberk, Janik Top
- Oud - Yildiran Güz
- Solo Violin - Lawrence Monti
- String Composition & Orchestration - Ozan Çolakoglu
- Strings - Armen Aharioan Los Angeles Strings, Hossam Ramzy Strings Group, Orchestra Opera de Marseille (Conductor: Rene Perinelli)
- Sitar, Didjeridoo, Sarode - Jeffrey Slatnick
- Ney - Muhammed Fouda
- English Horn - Jean Claude Latic
- Clarinet - Kirpi Bülent
- Accordion - Mohsen Allaam
- Percussion - Cengiz Ercümer, Hossam Ramzy, Marc Chontereau, Luis Conte, Seyfi Ayta
[edit] Music videos
- "Kuzu Kuzu" (Two videos were filmed for this song, including one for an acoustic version released in the single of the same name.)
- "Hüp" (Two videos were filmed for this song, including one for a remixed version released in the single Hüp 8. The video filmed for the original edit was directed by Italian director Ferzan Özpetek. Under the sponsorship of Pepsi it was the most expensive Turkish music video ever produced, which also caused scandal with Tarkan using his tongue to kiss his on-screen lady.)
- "Verme" (Two different versions were filmed for this song. The second version focuses on the effect of war on children, and was the first Turkish music video to use metamorphic special effects.)
[edit] Extra info
His successful musical collaborations with Sezen Aksu that created such songs as "Şımarık" and "Şıkıdım" is absent from this album. The musical style is also more ethnic, with sounds taken from all across the world. The album was recorded in Istanbul, Los Angeles, New York, Egypt and Europe. Commentators have labelled this as Tarkan's first authentic crossover project, the album's title Karma means mixed or crossover in Turkish, as well standing for the Karma philosophy behind the release.
As an introduction in the CD booklet, Tarkan explains the Karma philosophy and introduces the concept of using marbleization art on his album cover [2]. - courtesy of Ali Yildirim
